网曝门事件 Health White Memorial Montebello Hip Replacement: Regaining His Life Without Pain

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Mark Gilbert is a do-it-yourself kind of guy. The retired mechanical engineer always has been, and he always plans to be. His deck? He built that. His car鈥檚 oil? He changed that. His daughter鈥檚 sprinkler system? He installed that.

But the 74-year-old thought his DIY days were over four years ago when he developed osteoarthritis in his left hip.

鈥淲alking to the end of the driveway to pick up the mail was about all I could do,鈥� Gilbert says. He could barely walk up a flight of stairs and needed a motorized cart at stores. Lying down was the only way to alleviate his intense pain.

He knew he needed help. That鈥檚 when he found 网曝门事件 Health St. Helena鈥檚 Coon Joint Replacement Institute.

Restoring mobility and independence

Gilbert soon had his left hip replaced 鈥� and eventually, in 2021, his right. He joined the more than 450,000 Americans who have hip replacements each year, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. His wife, Beth, had both knees replaced at Coon Joint Replacement Institute, too.

Thanks to minimally invasive techniques, joint replacement can be less painful and less intrusive on life. Better pain management is one of the biggest differences between procedures today and those of decades past. Then, replacements were considered a last resort and required long hospital stays to handle pain, followed by extended time in a rehabilitation facility. Compare that to Gilbert鈥檚 most recent surgery at Coon Joint Replacement Institute, performed by orthopedic surgeon John Diana, MD.

A modern model for surgery

Gilbert arrived at the institute around 7 in the morning on the day of his operation, and just four hours later he was out of recovery and back in his room, 鈥渨alking, talking and scarfing down a turkey sandwich,鈥� he recalls. 鈥淚t didn鈥檛 feel like I had surgery. It was more like I just had my teeth cleaned at the dentist.鈥�

That speedy recovery is thanks to the direct anterior approach for hip replacement. With this minimally invasive technique, a surgeon must only make a 3-to-4-inch incision at the front of the hip 鈥� and muscles and tendons stay attached. That means people like Gilbert can be up and walking within an hour or two after surgery. And they鈥檙e able to recognize an immediate improvement in their quality of life.

鈥淥ur joint replacements have allowed us to live a normal life again,鈥� Gilbert says of his and his wife鈥檚 experience. 鈥淏efore the hip replacements, I spent most of my time in my recliner chair watching TV 鈥� and that鈥檚 not me.鈥� He鈥檇 rather travel the country in his RV or tackle a never-ending list of home renovation projects. And now he can. He doesn鈥檛 even give his hips a second thought. 鈥淭he only reason I think about my hip replacements is when I remember that there is no reason to think about my hip replacements.鈥濃€€�